Turn off kerning for selected text, Adjust tracking, Adjust kerning between words – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Last updated 11/16/2011
Turn off kerning for selected text
1 Select text.
2 In the Character panel or Control panel, type or choose 0 in the Kerning menu.
You can also press Alt+Ctrl+Q (Windows) or Option+Command+Q (Mac
OS) to reset kerning and tracking. When
you do so, kerning is set to Metrics regardless of which kerning option was previously applied.
Adjust tracking
1 Select a range of characters.
2 In the Character panel or Control panel, type or select a numeric value for Tracking
.
Highlight text containing custom kerning and tracking
In some instances, you’ll want to be aware of text that has custom tracking and kerning applied. If you select the
Custom Tracking/Kerning preferences option, green highlighting appears over text with custom tracking or kerning.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences
> Composition (Windows) or InDesign
> Preferences
> Composition (Mac
OS).
2 Select Custom Tracking/Kerning, and then click OK.
Adjust kerning between words
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With the Type tool
, select a range of text and do one of the following:
•
To add space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) or Option+Command+\ (Mac
OS).
•
To remove space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Command+Delete
(Mac
OS).
•
To multiply the kerning adjustment by 5, hold down Shift as you press the keyboard shortcut.
Formatting characters
For a video tutorial on formatting characters, see
.
Apply baseline shift
Use Baseline Shift to move a selected character up or down relative to the baseline of the surrounding text. This option
is especially useful when you’re hand-setting fractions or adjusting the position of inline graphics.
Baseline shift values applied to text
1 Select text.
2 In the Character panel or Control panel, type a numeric value for Baseline Shift
. Positive values move the
character’s baseline above the baseline of the rest of the line; negative values move it below the baseline.
To increase or decrease the value, click in the Baseline Shift box, and then press the Up or Down Arrow key. Hold
down Shift while you press the Up or Down Arrow key to change the value in greater increments.
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